Pipeline Technician jobs in Des Moines, IA

Pipeline Techs are multi-skilled employees who perform highly technical work within a geographical area on the largest interstate natural gas pipeline system in the United States.

Positions will specialize in one or more of the following technical skills : Controls - Install, maintain and troubleshoot programmable logic controllers, human machine interfaces, motor control centers, and medium and low voltage power distribution and pneumatic control devices utilized in pipeline operations.

Measurement - Program, maintain, operate and troubleshoot gas measurement equipment including gas meters, control valves, relief valves, regulators and associated software, as well as monitoring gas and quality control equipment.

Corrosion - Install, maintain and troubleshoot corrosion protection equipment to ensure pipeline integrity. NACE CP1 Tester certification is preferred.

Mechanical - Install, maintain, troubleshoot, overhaul and repair rotating and reciprocating compression equipment. Liquefied Natural Gas Operations - Ensure reliable operation and maintenance of processes required to make liquefied natural gas.

Underground Storage Operations - Ensure reliable operation and maintenance of processes required to store and deliver natural gas from underground reservoirs.

Compressor Station Operations - Ensure reliable operation of compressor station equipment. Pipeline - Perform pigging operations, damage prevention measures and pipeline right of way maintenance.

Equipment Operation - Transport, inspect, maintain and operate various mobile heavy equipment including backhoes, boom trucks, semi-trucks, dump trucks, excavators, skid loaders, etc.

Additional endorsements for hazmat and liquefied natural gas transportation are available. Welding - Pipeline welders must be qualified in API 1104 and ASME standards to weld on natural gas pipelines.

Structural welders must be qualified in AWS standards. Environmental - Maintain environmental standards, environmental activities and regulatory compliance for assigned locations.

Last updated : 2024-04-23